Michelle Witomski - PNBA Pro

Hello. My name is Michelle Louise Witomski. I’m from Australia, born in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill on the 21st September, 32 years ago and have lived in Melbourne all my life.

Mmmm, what would be my nickname? LOL. I have a couple, many people call me Mishka or Mish. My height is 162cm (5’6”), my off season weight is 60Kgs (132pds) and my competition weight is 53Kgs (117pds).

I’m currently happy being single yet I believe I will find Mr. Right one day. Likewise having a family is something that I would like to do one day, but at the moment, I am focused on my competitive career.

I would like to say “thank you” to my parents Mietek and Elizabeth Witomski and to my three beautiful sister’s Linda Baxter, Jane Roberson and Sharon Flint, “I love you” and they have been instrumental in helping me reach the top of my sport today. Though they are still coming to grips with this sport; they are always loving and supportive in all that I do.

My school life was okay; through I enjoyed sports more than I did the classroom. As my father was a teacher, he always stressed the value of academics but he knew that I was more sports oriented.

For 2011 I’m focusing on moving to USA and as a Pro Figure competitor for INBA/PNBA, getting involved in personal training, swimming/gymnastics coaching, weight loss and doing nutritional programs for children within schools and to help the kids of today society.

My passion is Life itself. As I never regret anything and value anytime I spend with friends, or doing what I enjoy most whether it is playing some casual netball, training at different gym’s or meeting different people.  The same goes for holidays - I believe the destination doesn’t matter; it’s the people you take with you.

As an Australian, I very much enjoy eating our world famous Tim Tam chocolate biscuits (off season of course) but since visiting the USA I have become a fan of Pizza’s, burger n’ curly fries at Jack in the Box and Reese’s peanut butter cups.  I also very much enjoy mum’s cooking, and I know I will very much miss this when I am living in America. As I am very health-conscious I rarely drink alcohol and would much rather enjoy freshly squeezed orange juice or a lime spider. These go down very well whilst watching TV shows such as “Friends” or “Sex in the City.”  My favorite movie would be “50 First Dates”. People that do not know me would say I rather spend my time sculpting my body at the gym than sitting in front of the TV.

My love of sports and physical activity comes from my father, with whom I credit for introducing me to sports. Likewise it means the world to me that my father and mother are proud to have a daughter as a champion athlete. My mother is more vocal than my quite father, but I love them both dearly and it makes them happy to see me follow my dreams.

My contest workout program changes from time to time while preparing for my competitions. The sets are heavy and the reps are short but I always do between 5 to 6 warms up sets before I start ?. The amount of weight I push is intense but I love this sport and strive to be the best in every way so I say, “BRING IT ON.”    

The sky’s the limit and my key is personal satisfaction, you must be happy within yourself and better than your last contest, cos who knows when it’s your last competition. I know if it was my last time on stage I want to finish on a high and be remembering for as an inspiration (smiles).

Diet also changes slightly but closer to the contest it gets blander and not much taste. All I’ll say is anything GREEN is great and boiled chicken isn’t that bad!!!   I believe that you do whatever it takes to succeed, and discipline is the key to that success. You need to be focused in training and dieting but this is my life and my journey and what I put in I only get back.

I would like to take the time to say a big thank you to some people that have been a milestone in my life, personally and in the bodybuilding world.

To Wayne McDonald, Michael Buna, Jason Woodforth, Tony Lanciano, and all the Judges & to INBA association within Australia for your support and help over the past two years I have been competing.

To the entire competitor’s within INBA Australia and USA thank-you for your support and friendships over the past 2 years there are so many to mention but you all now who you are. To my external friends away from the sport, my training buddies Clare Ross, Nikki Smith, Skye McDonald, Mollie Stewart, Marinda Spadat & Sian Bennett I thank you so much as your support means a lot to me and I’ll cherish this forever.

To Vance Ang from IRONMAN magazine who not only has been a dear friend but has supported me from day one and following me for the past two years on on stage. To IRONMAN magazines thank you and hope to do more work with you in the future.

Finally to the INBA/PNBA USA thank you to Denny S. Kakos “the World President and Founder of the INBA”, his lovely wife Diana, and to the rest of his family for support and making me feel so welcome and soon to be my new home in the near future and continuing to help me reach my dreams as a PRO Figure competitor.

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To my wonderful sponsor’s in Australia and the States: